Transceiver for a Bus System and Method for Reducing Line-Associated Emissions

ABSTRACT

A transceiver for a CAN bus system and a method for reducing line-associated emissions. The transceiver includes a transmitter for transmitting a transmitted signal to a first bus wire of a bus of the bus system, and for transmitting the transmitted signal to a second bus wire of the bus, the bus system being ensured exclusive, collision-free access of a subscriber station to the bus of the bus system at least temporarily; a receiver for receiving the bus signal transmitted on the bus wires; and an emissions reduction unit which is configured to control the signals for the bus wires on the basis of a measured level of a differential bus voltage of the signals on the bus wires, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.

FIELD

The present invention relates to a transceiver for a bus system and amethod for reducing line-associated emissions. The bus system is, inparticular, a CAN bus system. The transceiver is usable, in particular,in a CAN FD bus system and is configured to control the dominant levelof the transmitted signal, in order to reduce line-associated emissions.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

For transmission of messages or data, there are, depending on the bussystem, different communications protocols for transmitting informationitems, which are contained in bytes or bits of the messages or data. Inthis connection, the information items are represented by different bitstates or voltage states, which produce different bus states in responseto transmission of the message via a bus of the bus system.

In the CAN bus system, for example, messages are transmitted, using theCAN and/or CAN FD protocol. The CAN bus system is used, in particular,in the communication between sensors and control units in a vehicle orin an industrial manufacturing plant, etc. In a CAN FD bus system, adata transmission rate of greater than 1 Mbit per second (1 Mbps) ispossible, for example, 2 Mbit/s, 5 Mbit/s or another desired datatransmission rate greater than 1 Mbit/s, etc. In addition, a CAN HS bussystem (HS=high speed) is known, in which a data transmission rate of upto 500 kbit per second (500 kbps) is possible.

With CAN FD, today's CAN physical layer ISO 11898-2:2016 in the form ofa CAN protocol specification requires adherence to predeterminedparameters for data transmission in a CAN bus system. The differentialbus voltage VDIFF during a dominant bus state is viewed as one of theseparameters. In this connection, VDIFF=CAN_H−CAN_L, where CAN_H is afirst bus signal and CAN_L is a second bus signal, which is generated bya transceiver of the CAN bus system from a transmission signal and isinjected into two different bus lines or bus wires of a bus of the bussystem. The transceiver is also referred to as a CAN transceiver or CANFD transceiver, etc.

According to the above-mentioned ISO standard defined by the CANphysical layer ISO 11898-2:2016, in addition to a variation of thetemperature, of the semiconductor processing situation, of the supplyvoltage, and of the reference current, differential bus voltage VDIFFmust also lie in a predetermined tolerance range in response to avariation of a load resistance RL. According to Table 2 of theabove-mentioned ISO Standard, a tolerance of parameter VDIFF of 1.5 V to3.0 V is permissible in the case of a variation of load resistance RL of50 Ohm to 65 Ohm. In the course of the development of the ISO, thisparameter was expanded by a further tolerance option of load resistanceRL, namely, 1.4 V to 3.3 V in the range of a load resistance RL of 45Ohm to 70 Ohm.

According to today's state of the art, these requirements call for atransceiver design, which adheres to the above-mentioned ISO standardunder all of the possibilities for variation described above. As aresult of that, the typical differential bus voltage VDIFF is to be putmarkedly above the 1.4 V lower limit of the ISO standard, and is, today,typically 2.2 V.

However, it is problematic that the magnitude of differential busvoltage VDIFF has a direct effect on the characteristics of the bussystem and the transceiver with regard to the electromagneticcompatibility (EMC). In principle, in view of actual, and thus, notideal switching circumstances, it is accepted that a higher differentialbus voltage VDIFF results in higher radiated emissions at the bus linesor bus wires, and vice versa.

SUMMARY

An object of the present invention is to provide a transceiver for a CANbus system and a method for reducing line-associated emissions, whichsolve the problems mentioned above.

This object may be achieved by an example transceiver for a CAN bussystem in accordance with the present invention. The transceiverincludes a transmitter for transmitting a transmitted signal to a firstbus wire of a bus of the bus system and for transmitting the transmittedsignal to a second bus wire of the bus, in the bus system, exclusive,collision-free access of a subscriber station to the bus of the bussystem being ensured at least temporarily; a receiver for receiving thebus signal transmitted on the bus wires; and an emissions reduction unitconfigured to control the signals for the bus wires on the basis of ameasured level of a differential bus voltage of the signals on the buswires, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.

Using the described transceiver, the emission, in particular, of strayradiation, is reduced by several dBpV. Due to this, the line-associatedemissions are reduced, and the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ofthe transceiver is improved.

The control carried out by the described transceiver adaptsautomatically to the specific bus topology and/or present loadcondition. In this manner, the control is independent of the equipmentvariant of a vehicle. In addition, this also allows the reduction in theline-associated emissions to be easily obtained in different equipmentvariants of a vehicle.

A further advantage of the described transceiver is reduced powerconsumption during transmission. For example, in an assumed transmitmode of 50% duty cycle, on average, an approximately 5 mA lower currentconsumption results.

Further advantageous refinements of the transceiver are describedherein.

According to one exemplary embodiment, the emissions reduction unit isconfigured to control a driver circuit for output stages of thetransmitter on the basis of the measured level of the differential busvoltage, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, in order to control thesignals for the bus wires, the emissions reduction unit is configured tocontrol a resistance value of a resistor that is situated in atransmitting path between the first bus wire and a terminal for avoltage supply of the transceiver, and/or in order to control thesignals for the bus wires, the emissions reduction unit is configured tocontrol a resistance value of a resistor, which is situated in atransmitting path between the second bus wire and a terminal forgrounding the transceiver.

To measure a differential bus voltage of the signals on the bus wires,the emissions reduction unit possibly includes a detector, which isconnected in parallel with the inputs of a receiving comparator of thereceiver. The detector may be a differential amplifier.

For the dominant bus state of the transmitted signal, it is possible forthe emissions reduction unit to be configured to compare the measuredlevel of the differential bus voltage to a setpoint value.

The transceiver is possibly a CAN FD transceiver.

The transceiver described above may be part of a bus system, whichincludes a bus and at least two subscriber stations that areinterconnected via the bus in such a manner, that they may communicatewith each other. In this connection, at least one of the at least twosubscriber stations has a transceiver described above.

The above-mentioned object may also be achieved by an example method forreducing line-associated emissions in accordance with the presentinvention. The method is executed by a transceiver for a bus system,where exclusive, collision-free access of a subscriber station to a busof the bus system is ensured at least temporarily. In this connection,the transceiver includes a transmitter, a receiver and an emissionsreduction unit, the method including the steps: transmitting atransmitted signal to a first bus wire of the bus, using thetransmitter; transmitting the transmitted signal to a second bus wire ofthe bus; receiving the bus signal transmitted on the bus wires, usingthe receiver; and controlling the signals for the bus wires, using theemissions reduction unit, on the basis of a measured level of adifferential bus voltage of the signals on the bus wires, when adominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.

The method provides the same advantages as mentioned above with regardto the transceiver.

Further possible implementations of the present invention also includecombinations, not explicitly mentioned, of features or specificembodiments described above or in the following with regard to theexemplary embodiments. In this context, one skilled in the art will alsoadd individual aspects to the specific, basic design of the presentinvention in the form of improvements or additions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Below, the present invention is described in more detail with referenceto the figures and in light of exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a simplified block diagram of a bus system according to afirst exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit diagram of a transceiver in the bus systemaccording to the first exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a time characteristic of a transmitted signal TxD in atransceiver according to the first exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a time characteristic of bus signals CAN_H and CAN_L in thetransceiver according to the first exemplary embodiment, in comparisonwith a time characteristic of the bus signals in a conventionaltransceiver.

FIG. 5 shows a time characteristic of a differential voltage VDIFF ofbus signals CAN_H and CAN_L in the transceiver according to the firstexemplary embodiment, in comparison with a time characteristic ofdifferential voltage VDIFF in a conventional transceiver.

FIG. 6 shows a time characteristic of an emissions signal ES in thetransceiver according to the first exemplary embodiment, in comparisonwith a time characteristic of an emissions signal ES in the conventionaltransceiver.

FIG. 7 shows a circuit diagram of a transceiver in a bus systemaccording to a second exemplary embodiment.

Unless otherwise indicated, in the figures, identical or functionallyequivalent elements are provided with the same reference numerals.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows a bus system 1, of which at least a section may be a CANbus system, a CAN FD bus system, etc. Bus system 1 may be used in avehicle, in particular, a motor vehicle, an airplane, etc., or in ahospital, etc.

In FIG. 1, bus system 1 includes a plurality of subscriber stations 10,20, 30, which are each connected to a bus 40 having a first bus wire 41and a second bus wire 42. Bus wires 41, 42 may also be called CAN_H andCAN_L and are used for injecting the dominant voltage level in thetransmitting state. Via bus 40, messages 45, 46, 47 in the form ofsignals may be transmitted between individual subscriber stations 10,20, 30. Subscriber stations 10, 20, 30 may be, for example, controlunits or display devices of a motor vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, subscriber stations 10, 30 each have acommunications control device 11 and a transceiver 12. Transceivers 12each include an emissions reduction unit 15. On the other hand,subscriber station 20 includes a communications control device 11 and atransceiver 13. Transceivers 12 of subscriber stations 10, 30 andtransceiver 13 of subscriber station 20 are each connected directly tobus 40, even though this is not shown in FIG. 1.

Communications control device 11 is used for controlling communication,via bus 40, of the specific subscriber station 10, 20, 30 with anothersubscriber station of the subscriber stations 10, 20, 30 connected tobus 40. Transceiver 12 is used for transmitting and receiving messages45, 47 in the form of signals, and, in so doing, uses emissionsreduction unit 15, as described later in even more detail.Communications control device 11 may be implemented, in particular, as aconventional CAN FD controller and/or CAN controller. Otherwise,transceiver 12 may be constructed, in particular, as a conventional CANtransceiver and/or CAN FD transceiver. Transceiver 13 is used fortransmitting and receiving messages 46 in the form of signals.Otherwise, transceiver 13 may be constructed as a conventional CANtransceiver.

FIG. 2 shows the basic construction of the transceiver 12 havingemissions reduction unit 15. At terminals 126, 127, transceiver 12 isconnected to bus 40, more specifically, to its first bus wire 41 forCAN_H and its second bus wire 42 for CAN_L. At transceiver 12, thevoltage supply, in particular, CAN supply, for first and second buswires 41, 42 takes place via a terminal 128. Transceiver 12 is connectedto ground or CAN_GND via a terminal 129. In the example shown, aterminal resistor 49 is provided for terminating first and second buswires 41, 42.

In transceiver 12, first and second bus wires 41, 42 are connected to atransmitter 121 and to a receiver 122. For protection fromline-associated emissions, an overload protection unit 123, which isconnected at terminals 126, 127, is provided to protect transceiver 12against electrostatic discharge (ESD). A connecting unit 125 isconnected to both transmitter 121 and receiver 122, in order to drivesignals to communications control device 11 via terminals 111, 112.

To drive the signals of terminals 111, 112, connecting unit 125 has atransmitted-signal driver 1251 for a transmitted signal TxD, which isalso referred to as a TxD signal and is received by communicationscontrol device 11 at terminal 111. In addition, connecting unit 125 hasa received-signal driver 1252 for a received signal RxD, which is alsoreferred to as an RxD signal. Received signal RxD is received from buswires 41, 42 with the aid of receiver 122 and is relayed tocommunications control device 11 via terminal 112. Drivers 1251, 1252are connected to transmitter 121 and to receiver 122 via a digitalcomponent 1253. Digital component 1253 may monitor signals TxD, RxD.

According to FIG. 2, transmitter 121 has a conventional output stage1211 for the signal CAN_H for first bus wire 41, as well as aconventional output stage 1212 for the signal CAN_L for second bus wire42. In addition, transmitter 121 has a driver circuit 1213, which isconnected to emissions reduction unit 15. According to FIG. 2, a variantis shown, in which driver circuit 1211 charges the gates of outputstages 1211, 1212, using a current output.

Receiver 122 has a receiving comparator 1221, whose inputs are connectedin a resistive, in particular, symmetric voltage divider 1222, morespecifically, its center tap; as well as a bus biasing unit 1223. Inaddition, in the particular example of FIG. 2, emissions reduction unit15 is incorporated in receiver 122. Bus biasing unit 1223 suppliesresistive voltage divider 1222 with a predetermined bus biasing voltageor a predetermined bus biasing potential at its one end. At its otherend, resistive voltage divider 1222 is connected to first and second buswires 41, 42.

In order to determine differential bus voltage VDIFF, the pre-existinglayout for data recognition of receiver 122 is used. The bus signals offirst and second bus wires 41, 42 are subdivided by a factor of 30 to 50with the aid of resistive voltage divider 1222, in order to supply ausable signal to low-voltage receiving comparator 1221.

Emissions reduction unit 15 has a detector 151, an evaluation andcontrol unit 152 and a storage unit 155. Emissions reduction unit 15,more specifically, its detector 151, uses the tapping points availableto receiving comparator 1221, in order to measure, and therefore, toidentify, the level of differential bus voltage VDIFF, using detector151. Therefore, the inputs of receiving comparator 1221 are connected inparallel with the inputs of detector 151.

The measuring result of detector 151 is supplied to evaluation andcontrol unit 152. In addition, the measuring result of detector 151 maybe stored in storage unit 155 in the form of a measured value or actualvalue 1551. Evaluation and control unit 152 is configured to ascertainthe amount of deviation from a setpoint value 1552, which is stored instorage unit 155. In other words, evaluation and control unit 152 isconfigured to compare the measured value of the level of differentialbus voltage VDIFF, that is, actual value 1551, to a setpoint value 1552for the level of differential bus voltage VDIFF. Therefore, on the basisof the measuring result of detector 151, emissions reduction unit 15,more specifically, its evaluation and control unit 152, checks whetheror not measured, actual value 1551 of the level of differential busvoltage VDIFF deviates from setpoint value 1552 for the level.

In addition, evaluation and control unit 152 is configured to influencethe driver circuit 1213 for output stages 1211, 1212 of transmitter 121,more specifically, its transistors, in such a manner, that the level ofdifferential bus voltage VDIFF is adjusted to setpoint value 1552. Inthis context, emissions reduction unit 15 ensures that in the case ofchanging bus loading, namely, in the range of 45 to 70 Ohm, the level ofdifferential bus voltage VDIFF is always set as low as possible, butsafely over the presently required minimum value from the specificationin the CAN physical layer ISO 11898-2:2016, that is, over 1.4 V or 1.5V. However, if necessary, the minimum value may also be set to adifferent value.

Detector 151 may be constructed as a differential amplifier, whoseoutput, which corresponds to actual value 1551, is compared to areference value in the form of setpoint value 1552. Driver circuit 1213for output stages 1211, 1212 of transmitter 121 may be implemented, forexample, as a reference path of a current mirror circuit, whose outputsare transistors that transmit to respective bus wires 41, 42. Thesetransistors in the form of outputs of the current mirror circuit areillustrated in FIG. 2. The action of emissions reduction unit 15 or ofits detector 151 may be that the reference currents of the currentmirror circuits are varied and, therefore, that the level ofdifferential bus voltage VDIFF is varied.

In the following, the operation of the transceiver 12 according to FIG.2 is also explained in more detail in light of the signalcharacteristics of FIG. 3 through FIG. 6.

FIG. 3 through FIG. 6 each show a time characteristic of signals in thetransceiver 12 according to the present exemplary embodiment. In thisconnection, signals, which are represented in FIG. 4 through FIG. 6, setin as a result of a transmitted signal TxD shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 4through FIG. 6, in each instance, a corresponding signal characteristicin a conventional transceiver, such as transceiver 13 of subscriberstation 20, is additionally shown for the sake of comparison. In thiscase, the signal characteristics for transceiver 12 according to thepresent exemplary embodiment are each represented as a dotted line. Onthe other hand, the signal characteristics for transceiver 13 are eachrepresented as a solid line.

In transmitted signal TxD of FIG. 3, in the course of time t, a changeof state from a first bus state 401 to a second bus state 402, and thenback to first bus state 401 again, takes place in three consecutivebits. First bus state 401 may also be referred to as a recessive stateor higher level. Second bus state 402 may also be referred to as adominant state or lower level. As a result of transmitted signal TxD ofFIG. 3, voltage V sets in for signals CAN_H and CAN_L, as shown in FIG.4. In this case, signals CAN_H_1 and CAN_L_1 set in in transceiver 12.On the other hand, signals CAN_H_2 and CAN_L_2 set in in transceiver 13.As a result of this, a differential voltage VDIFF=CAN_H−CAN_L sets in,as shown in FIG. 5. In this connection, a differential voltage VDIFF1=CAN_H_1−CAN_L_1 sets in in transceiver 12. On the other hand, intransceiver 13, a differential voltage VDIFF 2=CAN_H_2−CAN_L_2 sets in,as shown in FIG. 5. In addition, an emissions signal ES, as shown inFIG. 6, sets in as a result of the above-mentioned signalcharacteristics. In this case, an emissions signal ES1 sets in intransceiver 12. An emissions signal ES2 sets in in transceiver 13.

For transceivers 12, 13, the comparison of the signals from FIG. 4through FIG. 6 clearly shows that in the case of the same transmittedsignal TxD, transceiver 12 according to the present exemplary embodimenthas a markedly lower differential bus signal VDIFF in dominant bus state402. In addition, the comparison shows that in transceiver 12, emissionssignal ES1 has markedly lower peaks after a change of state fromrecessive to dominant, and in response to a change of state fromdominant to recessive.

Consequently, transceiver 12 according to the present exemplaryembodiment has line-associated emissions, which are markedly lower thanthe line-associated emissions of a conventional transceiver, that is,transceiver 13.

Evaluation and control unit 152 is configured in such a manner, thatduring operation of transceiver 12 of FIG. 2, the control action onlytakes place, in principle, during transmission, and when a dominant busstate, that is, a second bus state 402, is present. Thus, it must betrue that transmitted signal TxD has a dominant bit state. Consequently,evaluation and control unit 152 only switches driver circuit 123 foroutput stages 1211, 1212 on, if a predetermined bus state is present. Inother words, emissions reduction unit 15, more specifically, itsevaluation and control unit 152, is configured in such a manner, thatconnecting unit 123 is or is not switched on as a function of themeasuring result of detector 151 of emissions reduction unit 15.

The control of the levels of differential bus voltage VDIFF mayinitially take place, for example, after the start-up of transceiver 12.In addition, or as an alternative, control of the levels of differentialbus voltage VDIFF may take place from message 45, 47 to message 45, 47.In the cases mentioned, the set value of driver circuit 1213 last usedis always stored.

Consequently, using transceiver 12, a method for reducingline-associated emissions is executed with the aid of emissionsreduction unit 15.

FIG. 4 shows a transceiver 120 according to a second exemplaryembodiment.

FIG. 7 shows the basic layout of a transceiver 120 according to a secondexemplary embodiment. Transceiver 120 includes an emissions reductionunit 150. With the exception of the differences described below, bussystem 1 and transceiver 120 are constructed in the same manner asdescribed above in accordance with the previous exemplary embodimentregarding transceiver 12.

In addition, emissions reduction unit 150 has a resistor 153 in thetransmitting path between first bus wire 41 for CAN_H and terminal 128for CAN_SUPPLY. Furthermore, emissions reduction unit 150 has a resistor154 in the transmitting path between second bus wire 42 for CAN_L andterminal 129 for CAN_GND.

Resistors 153, 154 are each configured in such a manner, that theirresistance value may be changed. For example, resistors 153, 154 mayeach take the form of a potentiometer.

Emissions reduction unit 150, more specifically, its evaluation andcontrol unit 152, is configured in such a manner, that evaluation andcontrol unit 152 makes a change in the resistance value of resistor 153and/or a change in the resistance value of resistor 154 as a function ofthe measuring result of detector 151.

Consequently, the same signals set in, as are described above fortransceiver 12 with regard to FIG. 3 through FIG. 6. Therefore, theemissions reduction unit 150 according to the second exemplaryembodiment provides the same advantages as mentioned with regard totransceiver 12 and/or its emissions reduction unit 15 according to thepreceding exemplary embodiment.

All of the above-described refinements of emissions reduction units 15,150 of transceivers 12, 120 of subscriber stations 10, 20, 30 of bussystem 1, and of the method executed in them in accordance with thefirst and second exemplary embodiment, as well as their modifications,may be used individually or in all possible combinations. In addition,the following modifications are particularly possible.

The above-described bus system 1 according to the first and secondexemplary embodiments is described in light of a bus system based on theCAN protocol. However, the bus system 1 according to the first and/orsecond exemplary embodiment may also be a different type ofcommunications network. It is advantageous, but not necessarily arequirement, that in bus system 1, exclusive, collision-free access of asubscriber station 10, 20, 30 to bus line 40 or to a common channel ofbus line 40 be ensured for at least certain time spans.

Bus system 1 according to the first and/or second exemplary embodiment,as well as its modifications, is, in particular, a CAN network or a CANHS network or a CAN FD network or a FlexRay network. However, bus system1 may also be a different serial communications network.

The number and set-up of subscriber stations 10, 20, 30 in bus system 1according to the first and second exemplary embodiments and theirmodifications is arbitrary. In particular, only subscriber stations 10or subscriber stations 20 or subscriber stations 30 may also be presentin bus systems 1 of the first or second exemplary embodiment.Irrespective of this, only emissions reduction units 15 or onlyemissions reduction units 150 according to the different embodimentvariants described above may also be present.

The functionality of the exemplary embodiments described above may beimplemented in a transceiver 12, 13 or a CAN transceiver or atransceiver chipset or a CAN transceiver chipset, etc. Additionally oralternatively, it may be integrated in existing products. In particular,it is possible for the considered functionality to either be implementedin the transceiver in the form of a separate electronic chip or to beembedded in an integrated, overall solution, in which only oneelectronic chip is present.

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 11. A transceiver for a bus system, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a transmitted signal to a first bus wire of a bus of the bus system and to transmit the transmitted signal to a second bus wire of the bus, in the bus system, exclusive, collision-free access of a subscriber station to the bus of the bus system being ensured at least temporarily; a receiver configured to receive a bus signal transmitted on the first and second bus wires; and an emissions reduction unit configured to control signals for the first and second bus wires based on a measured level of a differential bus voltage of the signals on the first and second bus wires, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.
 12. The transceiver as recited in claim 11, wherein the emissions reduction unit is configured to control a driver circuit for output stages of the transmitter based on the basis of the measured level of the differential bus voltage, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.
 13. The transceiver as recited in claim 11, wherein, to control the signals for the first and second bus wires, the emissions reduction unit is configured to control a resistance value of a resistor which is situated in a transmitting path between the first bus wire and a terminal for a voltage supply of the transceiver.
 14. The transceiver as recited in claim 11, wherein, to control the signals for the first and second bus wires, the emissions reduction unit is configured to control a resistance value of a resistor which is situated in a transmitting path between the second bus wire and a terminal for grounding the transceiver.
 15. The transceiver as recited in claim 11, wherein, to measure the differential bus voltage of the signals on the bus wires, the emissions reduction unit includes a detector which is connected in parallel with inputs of a receiving comparator of the receiver.
 16. The transceiver as recited in claim 15, wherein the detector is a differential amplifier.
 17. The transceiver as recited in claim 11, wherein for the dominant bus state of the transmitted signal, the emissions reduction unit is configured to compare the measured level of the differential bus voltage to a setpoint value.
 18. The transceiver as recited in claim 11, wherein the transceiver is a CAN FD transceiver.
 19. A bus system, comprising: a bus; at least two subscriber stations which are interconnected by the bus in such a manner that they may communicate with each other; wherein at least one of the at least two subscriber stations includes a transceiver including a transmitter configured to transmit a transmitted signal to a first bus wire of the bus and to transmit the transmitted signal to a second bus wire of the bus, in the bus system, exclusive, collision-free access of a subscriber station to the bus of the bus system being ensured at least temporarily, a receiver configured to receive a bus signal transmitted on the first and second bus wires, and an emissions reduction unit configured to control signals for the first and second bus wires based on a measured level of a differential bus voltage of the signals on the first and second bus wires, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs.
 20. A method for reducing line-associated emissions, the method being executed by a transceiver for a bus system, where exclusive, collision-free access of a subscriber station to a bus of the bus system is ensured at least temporarily, the transceiver including a transmitter, a receiver, and an emissions reduction unit, the method comprising the following steps: transmitting a transmitted signal to a first bus wire of the bus, using the transmitter; transmitting the transmitted signal to a second bus wire of the bus; receiving a bus signal transmitted on the first and second bus wires, using the receiver; and controlling signals for the first and second bus wires based on a measured level of a differential bus voltage of the signals on the first and second bus wires, using the emissions reduction unit, when a dominant state of the transmitted signal occurs. 